U.S. Offshore

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December 19, 2024
Sercel has announced a contract with a marine geophysical company for the deployment of its Tuned Pulse Source (TPS™), an innovative low-frequency broadband marine seismic source, and the provision of related support services.
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December 17, 2024
After extensive reviews of public comments and stakeholder input, the Railroad Commission of Texas has adopted a significant overhaul of rules regulating oil and gas waste management facilities in Texas.
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December 13, 2024
CNOOC has announced that its U.S.-based subsidiary, CNOOC Energy Holdings U.S.A. Inc., has entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA) with a subsidiary of INEOS Energy for the sale of CNOOC Holdings U.S.A. Inc.
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December 13, 2024
The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) recently honored 101 Crowley-operated vessels and their crews with Environmental Achievement Awards, recognizing the company and its people for its safe environmental operations. 
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December 12, 2024
Shell Offshore has announced a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Phase 3 Silvertip project, which will deliver two wells to boost production at the Shell-operated Perdido spar in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
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December 12, 2024
An independent Texas oil and gas producer is striking back against a group of insurance companies, which are seeking $250 million in collateral beyond what the oil company has already contracted for bonds backing its production activities.
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December 11, 2024
A coalition of oil and gas trade associations, representing over 80% of U.S. domestic production, has issued an urgent call to House Speaker Mike Johnson for immediate action on permitting reform before the close of the 118th Congress.
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December 06, 2024
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito issued a statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.
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December 05, 2024
JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and service provider, has won a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
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November 13, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has released a new policy roadmap for the incoming Trump administration and next Congress to secure American energy leadership and help reduce inflation.
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November 05, 2024
Nauticus Robotics, a developer of autonomous subsea robotics and software, has successfully completed its initial 2024 Gulf of Mexico (GOM) survey scope for Shell Exploration and Production.
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November 04, 2024
Last week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) – advocating for thousands of oil and natural gas producers that develop 90 percent of wells nationwide – held its fall Board of Directors meeting as part of its 95th Annual Meeting and announced the following board appointments.
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November 03, 2024
During its 95th Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., last week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) announced its new chairman for a two-year term while also revealing its first Chief Roughneck Award winner in five years. The two-day event hosted independent producers from across the U.S.
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October 30, 2024
(WO) — EnerMech has completed a milestone pre-commissioning project for a major U.S. energy infrastructure company in the Gulf of Mexico, marking the organization’s largest nitrogen membrane spread to be deployed to date in this geography.
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October 29, 2024
SLB today announced the award of a contract by bp to its OneSubsea joint venture for a subsea boosting system in the greenfield development of the Kaskida project in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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October 27, 2024
(Bloomberg) — Oil, gas and coal producers stand to gain from a Trump victory in myriad ways, with Trump promising to reverse many Biden policies that have hindered the industry.
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October 21, 2024
(WO) — The American Petroleum Institute (API) issued a statement supporting a federal court's decision that will avoid significant consequences for American energy security and allow new and existing oil and gas operations to continue.
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October 17, 2024
Transocean today announced a one-year contract for the Deepwater Conqueror with an undisclosed operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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October 11, 2024
The U.S. broadened the scope of its sanctions on Iran’s oil and gas sectors in response to a ballistic-missile attack on Israel, ramping up economic pressure on Tehran.
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October 10, 2024
Exxon Mobil Corp. wins the right to pump carbon dioxide beneath Texas state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, in what will be the largest concession of its kind in the U.S.
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